{"id":33001,"date":"2026-06-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=33001"},"modified":"2026-06-14T11:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:12:40","slug":"bagley-man-charged-after-test-refusal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/bagley-man-charged-after-test-refusal\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagley Man Charged After Test Refusal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bagley Man Charged After Test Refusal<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bagley, Minnesota<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Park Rapids man is facing two gross misdemeanor charges in Clearwater County District Court.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Allen Cross, 39, has been charged with second-degree refusal to submit to a chemical test. He is also charged with driving after cancellation as being inimical to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s Ninth Judicial District. The court file number is 15-CR-26-113.<\/p>\n<h2>Complaint Details Bagley Incident<\/h2>\n<p>According to the criminal complaint, the case began on March 20, 2026. Authorities were called to a reported assault at a home on Gordon Lane NE in Bagley.<\/p>\n<p>When law enforcement arrived, Cross was reportedly seated in the driver\u2019s seat of a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado pickup. The complaint states he said his ankle was broken.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency medical workers were called to the scene. Cross was later taken to Sanford Bagley Emergency Room for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says a woman identified Cross as her former boyfriend. She told authorities that Cross had been drinking in Bemidji before driving to her home.<\/p>\n<p>She also said Cross came to the home after being told not to visit. The complaint says Cross then scuffled with her current boyfriend.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kevin-Allen-Cross.png\" alt=\"Mugshot of Kevin Allen Cross\" \/><em>Kevin Allen Cross<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Test Refusal Alleged<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint states authorities noted signs of alcohol use. Cross also allegedly admitted to medical workers that he had been drinking.<\/p>\n<p>A search warrant was later approved for a blood or urine sample. The complaint says Cross was told refusal would be another crime.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities allege Cross refused to provide both a blood sample and a urine sample.<\/p>\n<p>Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.20<\/a>, refusing a required chemical test can lead to criminal charges. The complaint also cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169A.25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 169A.25<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Driving Status Also Cited<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says Cross\u2019s driving privileges had been canceled as inimical to public safety. He was charged under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/171.24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Statute 171.24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also reported finding a glass pipe with white and burnt residue during an inventory search of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint lists prior impaired-driving convictions in Hubbard County from 2023 and 2025. It also says Cross was on warrant status in another Hubbard County case.<\/p>\n<p>Each gross misdemeanor charge carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail, a $3,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n<p>A criminal complaint is not a conviction. Cross is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>More case information may be available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncourts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Park Rapids man faces Clearwater County charges after a Bagley incident involving alleged test refusal and canceled driving privileges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[346,3894,770,772,151,4367,4366],"class_list":["post-33001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-after","tag-bagley","tag-charged","tag-crime","tag-man","tag-refusal","tag-test","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33001"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33179,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33001\/revisions\/33179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}